2013 gsni annual report
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After the excitement and events of the 100-year anniversary in 2012, this past year was a time to focus on what we do well and to expand our reach to ensure all girls in Northern Illinois have the opportunity to be Girl Scouts. Although we saw a decline in membership across the Council (and indeed, across the nation as a whole), Girl Scouts in Northern Illinois continued to have enriching experiences through the programming of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. They learned to Discover, Connect and Take Action through activities and community service projects which were girl-led, thereby giving the girls the opportunity to learn by doing in a cooperative learning environment.
According to volunteers working with Girl Scout Troops, 87% of Girl Scouts in Northern Illinois completed a community service or Take Action project in the past year. This not only benefits the communities in which the girls live, but improves their own skills and relationships. At our Young Women of Distinction ceremony in June, ten of our most senior Girl Scouts received Girl Scouting’s highest leadership award, the Girl Scout Gold Award. Every Gold Award project makes a difference to the communities where girls live and every recipient agrees that Girl Scouts has helped them become a better team member, work with others to accomplish shared goals and be a leader in activities in and outside of Girl Scouts—all skills that are vital in today’s world.
While participating in Girl Scouts is one of the lowest-cost extracurricular activities, we know that this is a stretch for certain families. Last year we offered memberships, program assistance, scholarships and camperships to more than 1,000 girls. Additionally, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois understands that girls who are at risk, in crisis, or living in poverty, cannot always benefit from the traditional Troop model. We offered alternative, customized outreach to these girls in low-income situations, such as STEM activities for 7th and 8th Grade girls in the ELL program in Elgin, start-up assistance for Daisy Troops in Freeport, mentoring for teenage girls at the Norman C. Sleezer home in Freeport and healthy living outreach for girls at the Sage YMCA in Crystal Lake.
Incidents of bullying have reached epidemic proportions and, in some cases, have ended in tragedy. GSNI offered the BFF experience (Be a Friend First) to middle schools in Rockford and Elgin, where more than 950 girls participated in eight or more weekly sessions during or after their school day. There was a 48% decrease in negative behaviors among this population following the program.
GSNI also offered programs and activities that build financial literacy and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skill building. As a result of their participation in the Girl Scout Cookie Program, a majority of parents felt that girls improved on the 5 Skills of business ethics, people skills, money management, decision making and goal setting. Girl Scouts participated in FIRST Lego League Robotics, programs in partnership with Northern Illinois University and Siemens, as well as the Techbridge STEM Programs-in-a-Box.
Parents, girls, educators and child development specialists all agree that appropriate outdoor education leads to positive outcomes for girls. National research has shown that girls who participate in outdoor experiences (water sports, outdoor adventure, animal-related activities, environmental sustainability, arts and crafts in the open) are more likely to seek challenges and solve problems in their everyday life. They are also more likely to enjoy their time in Girl Scouting.
We are thankful for all our volunteers and partners who help us support and develop our girls into young women of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place and to our generous donors, who help us fund these activities. 2014 is a year of building on our accomplishments of last year and tackling challenges with confidence so we can continue to support Girl Scouts in Northern Illinois the best way we can.
Building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the worl a better place.
Fiona Cummings, CEO Lisa A. Normoyle, Board Chair
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois offers activities for girls in the areas of:
y Financial Literacy
y Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
y Wellness and Healthy Living
y Environmental and Outdoor Education
y Community Service
Additional information can be found in GSNI’s Impact Report which can be found on our website at www.girlscoutsni.org, under About Us/Publications.
18%
26%
18%
12%
2%
1%
23%
Daisies
Brownies
Juniors
Cadettes
Seniors
Ambassadors
Volunteers
73.9%
10.9%
6.9%
3.7%
2.5%
1.7%
.4%
White
Not Reported
Hispanic
Multiple/Other
African-American
Asian-American
Native American or American Indian
17,084 girls + 5,020 adults = 22,104 total
Total Membership
Council Finances
Income 2013 2012 Contributions $138,972 3% $166,225 2%
United Way 133,027 2% 178,187 2%
Other Public Support 325,616 6% 428,407 5%
Product Programs 3,896,071 73% 4,154,505 49%**
Program Fees 208,345 4% 255,621 3%
Merchandise 261,395 5% 274,642 3%
Core Operating Income Sub-total 4,963,426 5,457,587
Investments 259,609 5% 419,960 4%
Other Non-operating 126,388 2% 2,610,885* 32%
Total Income $5,349,423 100% $8,488,432 100%
Expenses Program Services $4,389,491 77% $4,732,694 79%
Management & General 944,738 17% 810,165 14%
Fundraising 365,045 6% 414,849 7%
Total Expenses $5,699,274 100% $5,957,708 100%
Change in Net Assets ($349,851) $2,530,724
Statement of Activity: For the years ended September 30, 2013, and 2012.
73% Product Program
I N C O M E
3%2%6%
4%5%
5%
2%
� 3% Contributions� 2% United Way� 6% Other Public Support � 73% Product Programs
� 4% Program Fees � 5% Merchandise� 5% Investments� 2% Other Non-operating
* Non-operating income noted in 2012 is resulting from the divestment of a GSNI property.** Product Programs income reflects 76% of total 2012 operating income. Divestment of a property skews year to year comparisons.
Expenses� Program Services� Management & General� Fundraising
77%
6%
17%
Statement of Financial PositionAs of September 30, 2013, and 2012.
Assets 2013 2012Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents $267,858 $244,255
Accounts Receivable, Net 257,548 280,269
Inventories 279,290 323,549
Prepaid Expenses and Deposits 163,651 143,541
Investments 5,321,967 5,040,321
Total Current Assets $6,290,314 $6,031,935
Non-Current Assets
Pledges Receivable, Net 49,178 63,637
Investments 355,865 355,865
Beneficial Interests in Trusts 612,558 603,260
Land, Buildings and Equipment, Net 6,197,844 6,328,414
Total Non-Current Assets $7,215,445 $7,351,176
Total Assets $13,505,759 $13,383,111
Liabilities Accounts Payable $122,063 $91,267
Accrued Liabilities 497,659 455,956
Line of Credit 800,000 400,000
Total Liabilities $1,419,722 $947,223
Net Assets Unrestricted 10,736,824 11,258,391
Temporarily Restricted 571,164 411,559
Permanently Restricted 778,049 765,938
Total Net Assets $12,086,037 $12,435,888
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $13,505,759 $13,383,111
GSNI’s complete audit report and 990 tax filing are available to the public by request or by visiting our website at www.girlscoutsni.org. * Non-operating income noted in 2012 is resulting from the divestment of a GSNI property.** Product Programs income reflects 76% of total 2012 operating income. Divestment of a property skews year to year comparisons.
Juliette Low Society Members
Juliette’s bequest was the beginning of planned giving to Girl Scouts. In her memory, the Juliette Gordon Low Society was established to thank and honor friends of Girl Scouting who choose to make Girl Scouts part of their legacies and a beneficiary of their estate plans. Providing a gift to Girl Scouts in your estate plans can include naming Girl Scouts as beneficiary of a:
Carolyn Allison
Sara Ellen Anderson
Patricia F. Appelhans
Mary Ann A. Beebe
Norma Behrend*
Diane L. Collins
Jane E. Carter
Cheryl Dahl-Kearney
Jody Deery
Carmen Diaz
Beverly D. Dow
Anne Fairchild*
Miriam L. Fleig
Mark Fridly
Joseph V. Gralik, Jr.*
Janice I. Hann
Joyce Harrison
Grant Herman*
Patricia P. Laird
Mary I. Lamp
Virginia Larsen
Kellyn J. Lawrence
Ruth Little
Ruth N. Lunde*
Colleen Magee
Patricia McCullough
Lisa A. Normoyle
Ken and Marsha Opperman
Barbara S. Pagano
Shirley J. Peterson, M.D.*
Gregory Petty
Sue K. Reimer
Peggy G. Richards
Edward Rounds
Willis* and Doris Rowald
Sandra Sabo
Judith Sedlack
Adella Sefrhans
Margaret Simonsen
Susan L. Speroff
June Stott-Kubasiak
Deborah A. Strout
Kathryn Swick
Dana G. Vierck
Jacquelyn Waskiewicz
Catherine A. Wilcox
Fleur Wright
*Deceased
y Will
y Retirement Plan
y Living Trust
y Donor Advised Fund
y Life Insurance Policy
y Charitable Gift Annuity
y Charitable Remainder Trust
y Charitable Lead Trust
y Remainder Gift of Real Estate
y Any other gift that benefits Girl Scouts in the future
Members of the Juliette Gordon Low Society are recognized locally and nationally by Girl Scouts of the USA. If you are interested in discussing planned gift opportunities and becoming a member of the Juliette Gordon Low Society, or if you have already named Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois in a planned gift but do not see your name listed above, please contact Emily at (815) 962-5591, Ext. 7216.
In March of 1912, Juliette Gordon Low gathered just a few girls to begin the Girl Scouts. Juliette’s outstanding leadership was matched by her stewardship when she converted the carriage house of her home into the first Girl Scout national headquarters, and she gifted the property to Girl Scouts in her will.
$25,000 +Grand Victoria Foundation
Kane County Riverboat Grant Fund
United Way of Rock River Valley
$10,000–$24,999Anonymous
Cadence Health
Community Foundation of Northern Illinois
McHenry County Community Foundation
Harold and Marjorie Pratt Memorial Charitable Trust
Woodward Governor Company
$5,000–$9,999Anonymous
EFS Foundation
Fox Valley United Way
Gloyd Family Foundation
Girl Scouts of the USA / Motorola Solutions Foundation
Techbridge
United Way of Lee County
United Way of Boone County
United Way of Whiteside County
$2,500–$4,999BMO Harris Bank, N.A.
Caterpillar, Inc.
Wayne H. and Ruth L. Diehl Trust
Peggy and Jeffery Gale
General Mills Foundation
Hoffer Plastics Corporation
Joseph V. Gralik, Jr. Estate
Kohl’s
Paragon TEC, Inc.
United Way of Greater McHenry County
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
United Way of Northwest Illinois
Vicki N. Wright
$1,000–$2,499Mark and Carol Ackerman
Anonymous
• Donna and Terry Bausman
Communities in Schools of Aurora, Inc.
Phil and Nancy Costello
D. Showers, Ltd.
Mark Dean
Esser Hayes Insurance Group
• Miriam Fleig
Freeport Community Foundation
The Gummow Group at Stifel Nicolaus
• William and Sally Hoff
• Emily and Greg Keilback
Janet Kjellstrom
• Patricia and Donald Laird
• Virginia and Arnold Larsen
John D. and Jane Leifheit Charitable Foundation
Jack Leist
Tim J. Lund
• Scott and Kelly McCleary
• Betty and Terry Moore
Mulford Dental Group
Lisa and Tim Normoyle
• Linda and Jaxon Oshita
Pamela and Terry Owens
Patriots’ Gateway Community Center
• Robert and Jaye Quimby
• Kathleen and Thomas Ramsay
• Sue Reimer
Rotary Club of Aurora
Edward and Mary Ann Rounds
St. Charles Kiwanis Foundation
George and Frances Schwenkner Charitable Trust
Adella Sefrhans
United Way of Central Kane County
United Way of Ogle County
• Catherine Veal
Jan A. Verhage
• Barbara Vroman
Scott and Virginia Webster Charitable Foundation Trust
• Catherine and Thomas Wilcox
$500–$999• Donna Addy
Alpine Bank
Sara Ellen and James Anderson
Artale Wine
Aurora Illinois Kiwanis Foundation
Steve and Lenore Balogh
Lisa and Douglas Breitsprecker
Robert and Karen Brown
Byron Nuclear Station
Mary Lynn Cerutti
Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley
Rhonda and Russ Dailing
Dixon Elks Lodge # 779
Kathryn and Kevin Flavin
Geneva Women in Business
Brad and Georgann Gummow
United Technologies Aerospace Corporation
Arlene and Dick Hawks
Robert Jensen
Catherine Johnston
Kenneth Kirschner
John and Sally Koepsell
Madelon and Victor Koerner
Kohl’s
John and Kathleen Kovanda
• Ruth and Tom Little
Cheryl Maggio
McGladrey LLP
John Messley
Natural Healthy Care, Dr. Debbie Karas
Elizabeth K. Papp
Susan and Bill Pasetti
PR Etc., Inc.
Charles Qualls
• Therese Reid
Joyce A. Rice
Rotary Club of Oswego Foundation
Angela Schmidt
Smeja Homestead Foundation
St. Charles Youth Commission
Marlene Thompson
Thomson Community Fund
Kari Toth
Kathy and Albert Velasco
Ventas Charitable Foundation
• Dana G. Vierck
• Nancy M. Voss
Wal-Mart Foundation
David Whitehouse
Whitetails Unlimited, Inc.
Lois Wollney
The following organizations have provided major gifts (valued at more than $1,000) of goods, services, or space to Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois:
y Culver’s y Discovery Center Museum y JMS Consultations, Inc. y McDonald’s y Meijer y Microsoft y Olive Garden y OSF St. Anthony
Medical Center
• These individuals are members of the Girl Scouts Forever Society, which means they have made multi-year pledges to Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois to help secure the future of our organization. If you are interested in joining the Girl Scouts Forever Society, please contact Emily at (815) 962-5591, Ext. 7216.
Margaret Simonsen
Susan L. Speroff
June Stott-Kubasiak
Deborah A. Strout
Kathryn Swick
Dana G. Vierck
Jacquelyn Waskiewicz
Catherine A. Wilcox
Fleur Wright
*Deceased
Elgin Service Center12N124 Coombs Road
Elgin, IL 60124847-741-5521
Freeport Service Center5040 Bus. Rt. 20 West
Freeport, IL 61032 815-235-8777
or 800-925-3327
Girl Scout Express 200 Applebee StreetBarrington, IL 60010
847-620-5043
Rock Falls Service Center229 First Avenue, Suite 1
Rock Falls, IL 61071815-997-5100
Rockford Service Center2820 McFarland Road
Rockford, IL 61107815-962-5591
or 800-242-5591
Sugar Grove Service Center
200 New Bond StreetSugar Grove, IL 60554
630-897-1565
OfficersChair: Lisa Normoyle (Rockford)1st Vice Chair: Scott McCleary (Aurora)2nd Vice Chair: Bobbie Riley (Batavia)Secretary: Donna Bausman (Mt. Carroll)Treasurer: Bob Quimby (Rockton)
Directors-at-Large • Dr. Annette Acevedo (Elgin) • Mark Ackerman (Pecatonica) • Theresa Barreiro (Aurora) • Rosario DeLeon (Aurora) • Christin Giedd (Dixon) • Hon. Gwyn Gulley (Machesney Park) • Sheryl Head (Rockford) • Dr. Sylvia Hood-Washington (Winfield) • John Kovanda (Batavia) • Pamela K. Owens (South Beloit) • Mike Peddle (DeKalb) • Kate Ramsay (Pearl City) • Jean Marie Saidler (Crystal Lake) • Rhonda Sunden (Roscoe) • Patricia Turner (Elgin) • Kathy Velasco (Woodstock) • Cathy Wilcox (Rockford) • Lois Wollney (Barrington)
Associate Directors• Kayla Colwell (Franklin Grove)• Stefany Veldhuizen (Sycamore)• Lindsay Schwartz (Kildeer)
Board Development Committee• Sheryl Head (Rockford)• Susan Angell-Case (Elgin)• Vicky Kohlbacher (Rockford)• John Kovanda (Batavia)• Archie Needam (Aurora)• Kate Ramsay (Pearl City)• Lois Wollney (Barrington) girlscoutsni.org
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